The historic fear that the US has had toward an independent Latin America; the blockade on Cuba, the history of US foreign policy, Brazil as an economic power-house and Latin America’s efforts at regional integration.

Israel’s existence is, of course, the most dramatic proof of what can be achieved with well planned and sustained terrorism. Israel was created mainly by Zionist terrorism which drove out first the occupying British and then three-quarters of the Arab population of Palestine.

The fires, mostly started deliberately to clear forest for paper and palm oil production, are on track to match the worst. The region is currently experiencing a strong El Niño that creates drought conditions.

An armed, radical threat could tear Ukraine apart before snow falls. There’s a reason most revolutions in Eastern Europe begin in the winter, from Russia in 1905 to Ukraine’s in 2013. Once the cold settles in, a government’s empty promises are laid bare.

often described as the greatest humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. Half of Syria’s population of 24 million has been displaced, and unprecedented numbers of refugees are frantically seeking safety in Europe. These include Muslims and Christians alike, professional with transferable skills and some knowledge of English or French, and tens of thousands of rural poor, who will find adapting to life on a different continent very difficult. The current crisis can be traced back to events following the arbitrary partition of the Ottoman Empire.

For four years, before the civil war there was a drought. A million people were forced off the land and into cities in a country where the regime was basically either unable or unwilling to look after them properly. Then climate change affected the water supply. That affected food security. Then war.

In Mexico, which has some of the highest levels of child obesity in the world, the two largest contributors to children’s energy intake were milk – much of it sweetened milk drinks – and sugar-sweetened soft drinks.”Big Food marketing strategies are to reach further and further into developing countries, to find ways they can increase their market share amongst even the lowest income populations.” Despite a reputation for sport and outdoor living, Australia has one of the fattest populations on the planet, with the second-fastest growth in the world, and the fastest among women.